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Tempers flare in the Super 8s encounter in Castlebar back in 2019
Donegal suffered an embarrassing All-Ireland quarter-final tanking at the hands of Mayo in 2013
August, 2013
All-Ireland quarter-final
Mayo 4-17:1-10 Donegal
Mayo claimed revenge for the previous year's All-Ireland final defeat to Donegal with a 4-17 to 1-10 victory in Croke Park.
James Horan’s side was ruthless with early goals from Cillian O'Connor and Donal Vaughan helping the Connacht Champions to a 2-10 to 0-04 interval lead.
Mayo added further goals on the restart, with O'Connor completing his second hat-trick in as many games.
Eamon McGee was dismissed for Donegal in the second half and a last-gasp Colm McFadden goal was a mere consolation for Donegal.
So while the game itself was a complete letdown, most of the ‘ugliness’ here occurred prior to and in the lead-up to throw-in.
With off-field mind games being played out in the media and the spice of the 2012 final meeting adding to the mix - this game was one of the most eagerly anticipated of the Championship to date.
But Mayo would completely blow Donegal away. Horan’s side would go on to the All-Ireland final but again, there’d be more heartache for the county as Dublin squeezed them out by a point, 2-12 to 1-14.
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